There was plenty of blame to go around in the Pittsburgh Steelers loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Some of that blame falls on the Steelers secondary as Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts carved them up in the air to the tune of 290 passing yards. 110 of those yards went to wide receiver AJ Brown and it really felt like they were trying to prove a point against the secondary.
One Steelers player who decided to vent about the situation was cornerback Joey Porter Jr. Porter vented about the struggles he had with Brown and it sounded a little like sour grapes from the second-year star.
“The refs are letting him push off,” Porter lamented. “At the end of the day, that’s what it is on tape. He’s just throwing us, but he’s one of those guys where they aren’t going to call it.”
“The refs are letting him push off. At the end of the day, that’s what it is on tape. He’s just throwing us, but he’s one of those guys where they aren’t going to call it. It’s not an excuse, I still got to play my technique”#Steelers CB Joey Porter, Junior on AJ Brown
— 93.7 The Fan (@937theFan) December 16, 2024
Porter went on to say he wasn’t making an excuse while doing just that. Porter is the Steelers top coverage player. It’s not a great look to have him complaining about the officials after an ugly loss.
